This team needs a brake desperately. Amir seems to be totally out of his game, JVal has hit some kind of a wall, Ross hasnt had a decent game since the 51p performance and even Lowry seems to be tired and not playing that well lately.

If I was Casey I would use more Novak and TH in next few games, just to have more energy.

I didn't really think about that part, but basketball is supposed to be a free flowing entertaining game, and doing that bullshit for half of a quarter made my friends and I turn the game off because it was so painful to watch.

If the NBA made hack-a-whoever and flops 2 shots and the ball, the game would be so much better.

just wish we somehow win one of the two next games and get re-energized after all-star break. At this point Im starting to think it was good that Lowry didnt make it and that its unfortunate that Ross is dunking and JVal in rookie game. They would need the rest too. At least Amir will get rest.

Before this 5 game swing I thought to myself, 'I'll be content with 2-3'. But the blase effort bedeviling this team early in road games is too troubling for contentedness . And not just on this west coast trip. The Raps have dug big holes for themselves on Eastern stops as well - Boston, Charlotte.

slowing the pace of the game, and taking Griffin and Crawford out of the flow was the main requirement that was answered. Had Toronto hit more freethrows and a hit on a good four or five in close that rimmed out, it would have had a really good chance of working.